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Monthly Policy Review July 2021 Highlights of This Issue Monsoon Session 2021 Begins: 26 Bills Listed for Passing (P Monthly Policy Review July 2021 Highlights of this Issue Monsoon Session 2021 begins: 26 Bills listed for passing (p. 2) The Monsoon Session 2021 began on July 19, 2021 and is scheduled to have 19 sittings. Bills listed for passing include the IBC (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021, and the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021. Three Bills passed by Parliament; four Bills passed by one House (p. 2) Bills passed by Parliament include Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill, 2021, IBC (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Bills passed by Lok Sabha include Inland Vessels Bill, 2021. Eight Bills introduced in Parliament (p. 2) Six Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha, including the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021, and Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Retail inflation at 5.6% in the April-June quarter of 2021-22 (p. 3) Consumer Price Index inflation increased from 4.2% in April 2021 to 6.3% in June 2021. Wholesale Price Index inflation increased from 10.7% in April 2021 to 12.1% in June 2021. First Supplementary Budget for 2021-22 passed by Lok Sabha (p. 4) Rs 23,675 crore of incremental cash outgo has been approved (0.7% of the 2021-22 budget estimate). Of this, Rs 15,750 crore will be spent on the COVID-19 emergency response and health system preparedness package. Supreme Court strikes down some provisions of 2021 Tribunals Reforms Ordinance (p. 15) The provisions specifying a four-year term for members and minimum age requirement of 50 years for their appointment were struck down. Standing Committees on Labour, Commerce and Industry examine various subjects (p. 16) The Committees submitted reports on the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses, intellectual property rights regime, and the functioning of National Institutes of Fashion Technology. Standing Committee on Transport and Tourism submit reports on various subjects (p. 9) The Committee submitted reports on subjects including status of aviation connectivity, role of National Highways, development of tourist spots, and development and conservation of museums and archaeological sites. Reservation for OBCs and EWS approved in Quota Scheme on students of medicine (p. 19) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes, and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section in the All-India Quota Scheme for students of medicine and dentistry. National Mission to achieve universal literacy and numeracy by 2026-27 launched (p. 19) The Mission seeks to equip every child with ability to read, write, perform basic mathematical operations, and learn basic life skills, for children latest by fifth grade. Retail and wholesale trade activities eligible for MSME classification (p. 17) Retail and wholesale trade activities have been included back in the list of activities eligible for MSME after being excluded in 2017. Benefit to these sectors will be restricted to priority sector lending only. Comments invited on draft Drone Rules (p. 11) The draft Rules cap the weight of drones at 500 kilogram, remove license requirements for student remote pilots, and enable the central government to publish a machine-readable airspace map for India. August 2, 2021 PRS Legislative Research◼ Institute for Policy Research Studies 3rd Floor, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya ◼ 212, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg ◼ New Delhi – 110002 Tel: (011) 43434035, 23234801 ◼ www.prsindia.org Monthly Policy Review – July 2021 PRS Legislative Research Parliament COVID-19 As of July 31, 2021, there were 3,16,55,824 Shruti Gupta ([email protected]) confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India.2 Of these, 3,08,20,521 (97%) had been Parliament’s Monsoon Session 2021 cured/discharged and 4,24,351 (1%) persons had commences died. As of July 31, 2021, 36,68,06,160 people The Monsoon Session 2021 of Parliament have received the first dose of a vaccine, and commenced on July 19, 2021.1 It is scheduled to 10,34,92,436 people have been fully vaccinated.3 have 19 sittings and conclude on August 13, For details on the number of daily cases in the 2021. 26 Bills are listed for consideration and country and across states, please see here. passing during this session. These include the With the spread of COVID-19, the central DNA Technology (Use and Application) government has announced several policy Regulation Bill, 2019, the Maintenance and decisions to contain the spread, and financial Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens measures to support citizens and businesses who (Amendment) Bill, 2019, and the Assisted would get affected. For details on the major Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, notifications released by centre and the states, 2020. So far, four Bills have been passed by please see here. Key announcements made in Parliament. These are: (i) the Juvenile Justice this regard in July 2021 are as follows. (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, (ii) the Factoring Regulation Guidelines issued to state governments for (Amendment) Bill, 2020, (iii) the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021, and (iv) the National management of COVID-19 pandemic Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship Omir Kumar ([email protected]) and Management Bill, 2021. In June 2021, the Ministry of Home Affairs had Of the 26 Bills listed for passing, 17 Bills are issued guidelines to state and union territory proposed to be introduced during the session. governments regarding the management of These include three Bills to replace Ordinances: COVID-19 pandemic.4 These guidelines were (i) the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code originally applicable till July 2021.5 The (Amendment) Bill, 2021, (ii) the Essential applicability of these guidelines has been Defence Services Bill, 2021, and (iii) the extended till August 31, 2021.4 Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas The Ministry has been revising these guidelines Bill, 2021. Eight Bills have been introduced in periodically since the onset of the COVID-19 Parliament so far, including the Inland Vessels pandemic. Key requirements for states and Bill, 2021, the General Insurance Business union territories under the guidelines include: (i) (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021, and adequate testing and tracking of COVID cases, Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee (ii) establishing evidence-based framework to Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021. identify containment zones, and (iii) adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour (social So far, Lok Sabha has passed three Bills that are distancing, use of face covers, and work from now pending in Rajya Sabha: (i) the Airports home measures).6 Key features of the guidelines Economic Regulatory Authority of India include the following: (Amendment) Bill, 2021, (ii) the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and ▪ Principles for relaxing restrictions: The (iii) the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021. In addition, guidelines recommend implementing any the Lok Sabha approved the supplementary relaxation in movement restrictions based budget for 2021-22 (a cash outgo of Rs 23,675 on: (i) the case positivity rate (number of crore). Rajya Sabha has passed the Coconut positive cases out of samples tested), and (ii) Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021, occupancy/ availability of health which is now pending in Lok Sabha. Rajya infrastructure (such as hospital and ICU Sabha also had a short-duration discussion on the beds and oxygen supply). management of the COVID-19 pandemic. ▪ Monitoring: The guidelines recommend For more details on the legislative agenda for the monitoring the status of classification of Monsoon Session 2021, please see here. each district on a weekly basis. States and union territories may monitor districts with higher numbers of active cases per million population. The monitoring may be used as -2- Monthly Policy Review – July 2021 PRS Legislative Research an indicator to predict areas where health Protocol was originally applicable up to infrastructure must be upgraded. November 10, 2020, and was later extended for another six months, up to May 10, 2021.12 It has Second Phase of COVID-19 Emergency now been further extended for another 12 Response and Health Systems months, i.e., up to May 10, 2022.13 Preparedness Package approved The Aarogya Setu app was launched by the Omir Kumar ([email protected]) central government in April 2020 to enable contact tracing (identification and monitoring of The Union Cabinet approved the second phase of persons who are at a higher risk of being infected the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health by COVID-19) and for users to assess their own System Preparedness Package.7 The first phase risk of getting infected. The Protocol aims to of the scheme was announced in March 2020.8 ensure secure and efficient collection and sharing The second phase of the scheme aims to of data by the application to protect the personal accelerate health system preparedness for early data of individuals. detection, prevention, and management of COVID-19 with focus on paediatric care. Financial outlay for the second phase is Rs Macroeconomic Development 23,123 crore for the year 2021-22. This includes: (i) Rs 15,000 crore under central share, Tushar Chakrabarty ([email protected]) and (ii) Rs 8,123 crore under state share.7 Retail inflation at 5.6% in April-June Eligibility of passengers under India-USA quarter of 2021-22 air bubble revised Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased Omir Kumar ([email protected]) from 4.2% in April 2021 to 6.3% in June 2021 (year-on-year).14 CPI measures the change in The Ministry of Civil Aviation revised the prices of items at the retail level. The CPI basket eligibility of passengers travelling in flights includes items commonly consumed by under India - United States America (USA) air households, such as food items, fuel, clothing, bubble arrangement.9 This air bubble housing, and health services.
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